Pope Leo XIV has worn several notable chasubles, including one that was used by Pope St. John Paul II. White sash: Also known as a “fascia,” the sash is worn over the cassock just above the ...

A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of ...

In 1998, Pope John Paul II beatified him, calling him the “Father of Migrants.” Renderings of Blessed Scalabrini, who visited this parish at the turn of the 20th century, and St. Martin de ...

With interstates closed and hundreds of thousands of people in attendance, KCCI got creative with our coverage of Pope John ...

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

The pope's marble tombstone bears his name in Latin script, "Joannes Paulus PP. II," and is engraved with the dates of his pontificate, Oct. 16, 1978, to April 2, 2005.

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

North Penn baseball’s most recent trip to the PIAA championship game came in 2015. Pope John Paul II last made it in 2014. Upper Dublin, meanwhile, has never reached the state final while Faith ...

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish included this photo commemorating the 1982 meeting of a newly ordained Robert Prevost and Pope John Paul II in its 1986 book marking its 100th anniversary.

Pope Leo XIV wore cufflinks, which Pope Francis had largely avoided, along with an amitto, which is a lacy linen cloth that goes around the neck at his inaugural Mass on May 18. AP ...

When Pope John Paul II visited Phoenix in September 1987, he was met by thousands of supporters and tribal representatives from across Arizona. He held Mass at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.

John Paul II also tried to spend as much time as possible with the people of Rome; he managed to visit 317 of 333 parishes throughout his long pontificate.